Using fiberglass

[FosterFett120]

I've got a quick question about fiberglass to anyone who's had some experience with using it on a helmet build. What I'm wondering is does the resin alone do enough to add reinforcement or is it not even worth it without the matting? Thanks all!

 

[Darth Voorhees]

The resin alone is very brittle and wont do too much. You can use fiberglass cloth rather than the matt and it will be a little easier to work with. The cloth isnt as strong as the matt, but if your putting it over posterboard or something similar it should be pretty decent.

 

[FosterFett120]

Yes it's going over posterboard/mat board type material so I will look into getting some cloth. I'm not looking for protection from getting hit in the head, just enough to reinforce the structure of the helmet . Thanks!